This is how the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) announced the news, after the tests that were carried out in the last Grand Slam of the year.
The Romanian, winner of two Grand Slam tournaments, this year lost in the first round in New York, had been a semifinalist at Wimbledon and was in ninth place in the ranking, she was provisionally suspended.
For her part, Halep expressed herself on her official Twitter account: “Today begins the most difficult match of my life: a fight for the truth. I was notified that I tested positive for a substance called Roxadustat in an extremely low amount, which came as the biggest shock of my life”.
“Throughout my entire career, the idea of cheating never even crossed my mind once, as it totally goes against all the values I was raised with. Faced with such an unfair situation, I I feel completely confused and betrayed.”attacked the 31-year-old tennis player.
Finally, he assured that he will “fight to the end to show” that he did not consciously take any prohibited substance and stressed that he has “faith that sooner or later the truth will come out.”
Source: Ambito
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